[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] A cold wind is blowing in the employment market in the Gwangju area.
According to the employment trends announced by the Honam Regional Statistics Office on the 13th, the number of employed people in the Gwangju area in September was 749,000, a decrease of 2,000 compared to the same month last year.
It recorded 754,000 in July and 751,000 in August, showing a decline for three consecutive months.
Looking at the increase and decrease by industry, the number increased by 10,000 (6.3%) in wholesale and retail, accommodation, and food service industries, 3,000 (0.9%) in business, personal, and public services, and 1,000 (1.2%) in electricity, transportation, communication, and finance industries.
On the other hand, manufacturing decreased by 11,000 (-10.2%), agriculture, forestry, and fisheries by 3,000 (-21.9%), and construction by 2,000 (-2.8%).
The number of non-wage workers decreased by 8,000 (-4.5%) to 173,000, among which self-employed decreased by 7,000 (-4.7%) and unpaid family workers by 1,000 (-3.2%).
The number of wage workers increased by 6,000 (1.0%) to 576,000. Among them, temporary workers decreased by 1,000 (-0.5%), while regular workers and daily workers increased by 4,000 (1.0%) and 2,000 (7.0%), respectively.
The number of employed people working less than 36 hours per week increased by 23,000 (16.2%) to 166,000, and those working more than that increased by 6,000 (1.0%) to 571,000.
The average weekly working hours increased by 0.9 hours to 39.9 hours.
The number of unemployed was 18,000, a decrease of 10,000 (-35.3%).
The unemployment rate fell by 1.2 percentage points to 2.4%.
The number of employed people in the Jeonnam area increased by 29,000 to 1,010,000, and the employment rate rose by 1.8 percentage points to 66.3%.
The number of unemployed was 14,000, a decrease of 1,000, and the unemployment rate recorded 1.4%, down 0.1 percentage points.
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